pycnostyle

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adjective

Having an intercolumniation of 1.5 times the diameter of the shaft of a column.

OriginAncient Greek πυκνόστυλος →
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Meanings

adjectivepycnostyle (not comparable)
  1. not comparablearchitectureHaving an intercolumniation of 1.5 times the diameter of the shaft of a column.
nounpycnostyle (plural pycnostyles)

plural pycnostyles

  1. architectureA colonnade of this kind.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπυκνόστυλος“close-pillared”
  2. Englishpycnostyle

From Ancient Greek πυκνόστυλος (puknóstulos, “close-pillared”). By surface analysis, pycno- + -style.

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APA

pycnostyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pycnostyle

MLA

“pycnostyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pycnostyle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pycnostyle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pycnostyle.

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